| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 111 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-107) and index. |
| Contents |
Abraham Lincoln's mechanical mind -- Lincoln's lecture on discoveries and inventions : the unknown draft -- Appendix 1 : patent numbers 6.469, May 22, 1849, Buoying vessels over shoals, Abraham Lincoln, of Springfield, Illinois -- Appendix 2 : Lincoln's first and second lectures on discoveries and inventions. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
In Lincoln the Inventor, Jason Emerson offers the first treatment of Abraham Lincoln's invention of a device to buoy vessels over shoals and its subsequent patent as more than mere historical footnote. In this book, Emerson shows how, when, where, and why Lincoln created his invention; how his penchant for inventions and inventiveness was part of his larger political belief in internal improvements and free labor principles; how his interest in the topic led him to try his hand at scholarly lecturing; and how Lincoln, as president, encouraged and even contributed to. |
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 (OCoLC)fst00030184
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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Inventors -- United States -- Biography.
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River boats -- Patents -- History -- 19th century.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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HISTORY.
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Inventors (OCoLC)fst00978052
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Presidents (OCoLC)fst01075723
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United States (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1800 - 1899
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| Genre/Form |
Biography (OCoLC)fst01423686
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Electronic books.
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History (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Emerson, Jason, 1975- Lincoln the inventor. Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, ©2009 0809328976 9780809328970 (DLC) 2008022773 (OCoLC)229446307 |
| ISBN |
9781441623348 (electronic bk.) |
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1441623345 (electronic bk.) |
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9780809386710 (electronic bk.) |
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0809386712 (electronic bk.) |
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